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← 469 SO2D 1359 - Terry v. State

Terry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1985

Citation profile

3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
April 1995
most recently cited

3 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Coolidge v. New Hampshire · Draper v. United States · Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · Mincey v. Arizona · Sedillo v. United States

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “"It would defy reason to suppose that ... [the police] had to leave the area and secure a warrant before investigating, leaving the putative burglars free to complete their crime unmolested. It is only `unreasonable' searches and seizures that the fourth amendment forbids."”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “For the purpose of protecting the property of the owner or occupant, law enforcement officers may enter a residence without a warrant where they reasonably believe that the premises are being or have recently been burglarized.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.